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I consider myself immensely fortunate that my wife and I save rather than spend. There are things that we do spend money on, principally travel and art, but we are both bargain shoppers and live well below our means. We recently both got out of graduate school and started real careers. Now that we are actually making money, we are saving a bunch toward retirement. Our spending has loosened up a bit with the new influx of money, but we are not out buying new cars. In fact, our lifestyle hasn't changed all that much.
I think that it all boils down to what personality type you have. If you pair a "saver" with a "spender", there is bound to be frustration on both sides. In that kind of situation you have to lay down some ground rules or the relationship will self-destruct.
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